D6 Fantasy

The new D6 System roleplaying game series offers fans of one of the most popular cinematic systems a new way to get their favorite game. Combining the best of over 15 years of D6 System design ? including systems appearing in Men in Black, DC Universe, Hercules & Xena, and the awarding-winning Star Wars roleplaying game ? each D6 System rulebook provides an attribute and skill set tailored specifically to the genre while using a game engine that's cross-genre compatible. The covers, when placed together with D6 Adventure in the middle, form a stunning panoramic image.

D6 Fantasy Rulebook- Suitable for any non-modern fantasy setting, including high fantasy, low fantasy, and swashbuckling.

Just downloaded this and was getting ready to print it out, when I made two disappointing discoveries. First, the PDF is formatted as two columns of very small print on 8.5 x 11" pages, making it unsuitable to print in booklet format for binding with staples, saddle-stitch style. So I'll have to print the pages full-size, three-hole punch them, and use a binder. Annoying, but livable. Second, virtually every page has a gradiated, gray screen behind the text, massively increasing the amount of ink or toner used in printing. I didn't write this as a negative review, because it's not a criticism of the game or game system--I'll write a game review if and when I've actually read the book and played the game. But the fact that the rulebook PDF hasn't been optimized at all for print-and-play use may delay my doing so, perhaps indefinitely. (I realize that the game was free, so I shouldn't expect too much to be done converting the printed book into a printable PDF, but that gray screen is very dismaying.)

November 16, 2016 4:26 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Jeffrey,
That download is a file from 2006. Now that WEG has changed hands in 2016, a new file will be uploaded soon. Give us a bit more time as in the absence of an original file we had to start from this same PDF.

Jeffrey GNovember 16, 2016 7:16 pm UTC

PURCHASER

The promptness of this response is amazingly encouraging! I noticed the date on the file after I printed it out (and yes, I did print it out after all), and concluded that what I was looking at was a product that was essentially unsupported for the past decade, which had probably lingered on DriveThru as an essentially historical archive. As I mentioned, I put this in the discussion section, rather than framing it as a review, because I didn't want to harm the game's review rating with comments that were specifically aimed at the PDF formatting.

As I said, I did print it out full-size, and three-hole-punched it for a binder. I find this to be a tremendously inconvenient way to read a book, especially if I'm reading it on a commuter train, but I do want to read the rules. If you are reformatting the book for a new edition, please consider including a printer-friendly version without screen behind the text. If you can use a font in the printer-friendly version large enough that it is legible when printed...See more at half-size for booklet format, that would be even better. If you specifically format the PDF book for printing in booklet format (like the Dungeon World rulebook) that would be best of all!

Thanks again for your quick response. I look forward to seeing what you do to bring this system back to life!

After getting d6 Adventure I picked up this one next. The layout is even better in Fantasy. While the basic rules here are the same as adventure I was glad I picked it up. The addition of fantasy races and miracles to go with the magic system. I [...]

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